Vocabulary Innovation
5A Match the words and phrases in the box with the definitions.
Code / gadget / high-tech / innovator / insight / prototype / researcher / unorthodox /
well thought out
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Innovator someone who introduces changes and new ideas
Code write computer programs
Well thought out planned and organised carefully
Insight a sudden, clear understanding of something or part of something,
especially a complicated situation or idea
Prototype the first form of a new design, or a model used to test the design
before production
Gadget a small, useful and cleverly designed machine or tool
Unorthodox different from what is usual or accepted by most people
Researcher someone who studies a subject in detail in order to discover new
facts or test new ideas
High-tech using the most modern machines and methods in industry or business
B) Look at the verbs and adjectives. Which one(s) collocate(s) with: problem,
solution, both problem and solution?
Address / digital / fase / out of date / overcome / tackle / unorthodox / well thought
out
Problem:
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Address
Tackle
Overcome
Unorthodox
Solution:
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Address
Overcome
Well thought out
Both Problem and Solution:
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Address
Overcome
C) What word, derived from innovation collocates with all the words in the
box?
Approach / idea / product /solution / technology/ thinking
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Innovative approach
Original idea
Inventive product
Imaginative solution
Revolutionary technology
Creative thinking
Part II
Answer
a) What is a "Eureka!" moment? Can you think of examples from history?
I consider that it is a moment from which an achievement is reached, where
something is achieved with a lot of effort and dedication, in this way it is a satisfaction
to have reached this type of moments and goals that one sets for oneself. For
example, when you seek to have better performance and a greater solution to a
problem, you have to take measures and solutions where these types of
complications help future problems.
b) When you need to be creative, what do you do?
When I need to be creative I look for different ways in which I have gotten ahead, for
example when I need to be creative I look for different activities, jobs and projects in
which I have worked, so I have a little inspiration and motivation for possible
solutions to problems and to improve. to be creative, that is why if you manage better
creativity it is important to look for past solutions and thus generate greater
understanding